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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13
O1a THURSDAT. ~ h. 1ss7.

At 10 o'clock. A. NJ. the rebuilding OF the ahut
ments for a bridge over "A branch OF StOnycreek
on r0al leading from Berlin and St0ystown road
to Sprucetewn, near TrSzel's Mill. in Quegnahon
ing township.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE,
Gettysburg, Pa.
20.
srouuorn IA ,ooo

FOUNDED IN 1892
Large Faculty. Two fun courses of study
Classical and Scientific. Special courses in all
departments. Observatory and laboratories
Three large buildings Libraries =. 00O volumes
Expenses low. Accessible by frequent Railroad
trains Location on the BATTLEFIELD OF
Gettysburg most pleasant and healthy. PRE-
PARATORY DEPARTMENT, in separate build
ing for boys and young men preparing for bgsi-
ness or College. under the special care Of the
Principal. and two assistants, residing with stu
dents in the building. Fall term opens Septem-
Der ; 1857. For Caraloguee address
H. ". MCKNIGHT, D. D.
President. or
HUBER 6 BUEHLER, A. NJ,
Gettysburg Pa Principal
SOMETHING New AND CHEAP !
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13
.ilso. On he sane oiay Of | o'cioef, P. NJ,

The repairs Of the superstrucfure Of the covered.
bridge over Laurel hill creek on The road leading
from New Ceufrevlie to the clay Pike acro-S said
stream at Bar-Un's Mill. in Middleereek township
The repairs viii consist Of a new roof silis ana
other repairs
All the masonry herein cunfeplatcd viii b.
first class and laid with Akron cement. except
where otherwise specified
All sale viii be made an the premises ana
parties receiving contracts must be prepared 70
enter into contract with apDr0ye,i security imme-
diateIy after sale.
The Commissioners viii meet in their once at
Somerset Pa on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13
.llso, %, he SAM dag at O'Clock, ?. u.
On FRIDAT, july Is. 1857,

The rebuilding Of the abutments over Beaver
Dam creek on the public road leading from Ber-
lin to >toystown near the mill OF James kim
nell. in Quemahoning township.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

From all over the State comes the reports
of the scarcity Of farm hands 1t l. Singh
lar thing thar the average tramp who is al
ways looking for work, generally wants
iob hoeing corn IN Drcember, bnt fails en-
tirely 20 make an appeal ia this direction in
July About the latter month he wants to
shovel snow
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13
A FREE SHOW.

Worth coming miles 70 see, as its ike may
never be seen again, and to which the poorest
child IS rs welcome as a prince, VIII take place
on The outside of our mammoth tents each af-
ternOOn at ! O'Clock when a Grand Free High
Wire Ascension from the ground to the tower
ing center-pole peak will be presented intro
ducing numerous thrilling and intrepid lofty
feats never before accomplished or thought
possible. Fix the day and date Of our appear
ance here firmly in your mind Two exhibi-
tons daily. Performances in the Big shows
commence at and O'Clock
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

Mr John Hoffman. who occupies the
position OF Chief Clerk 70 the Surveyor Of
the port Of Philadelphia is spending his
vacation with iis family in Somerset.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13
On TUEsDAT. JULY l9. lss7

At . o'clock, A. NJ the rebuilding Of one abut-
ment under the bridge across Laurel Hill creek,
On the road leading from the public road from
Bakersville 70 New Lexington, near P. c. Whip
keys in Micdlecreek township. Rough AEtnry.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

Mr. George W. johnson, two sons and
daughter. Of Philadelphia. are ia Somerset
70 spend the summer They are he guests
of Mrs Johnsons mother. Mrs. Baer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

partially destroyed By floods &c In com
pliance Of said Act the Commissioners of
on the premises TO the lowest bidder the building
of the masoury for the following bridges viz.
On HONDA j, JULY II, 1857,
At Il o'clock A NJ, the rebuilding Of the abu1-
Inents and pier of the bridge acrCss stouyereek.
in the village Of Bethel on road leading from Da-
vidsville TO HOoyersville,
Also, on The same day az 3 o'clock, P. w.
The rebuilding Of one abutrnent and wing walls.
and the raising Of the other rof the bridge across
the Stonyereek az Dulls station on road leading
from Henry smiths 10 Hooversville in Quema-
honing township.
On TUESDAY, JULY II, 1887,
AT 9o'clock, A NJ. the rebuilding Of the wooden
ice break ofthe pier. together with other repairs
across St0uycreek. IN the village Of HooversvilIe
in Quemahoning township
Iiso, on the same dqg at 2.30 O'Clock. p. W..
The rebuilding OF one abutment under the bridge
across Oven Rum on road leading from StOystOWr
10 Hoovensville. near the house Of John Fox in
Shade township.-RcsigA Masonry.
On WEDNESDAY, ,IDLY l3, 1857,
At 10 O'Clock. \. NJ, the repairing Of one Of the
large Stone ab'Iments under the bridge afr0ss the
stonyereek at sprucetown on stoystown and Bed
ford Pike.
Also, on the saae d,rg af o'ciock, p w.
across Beaver Dam creek. 0n rOad leading from
Stoystown TO Trossels MIL near the house OF Da-
vid Perrod, in QuemahOuine township and
known as the Fleegle bridge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

Mr.. Jacob BockuS, while engaged in dig
ging coal in the Statier mine near salisbury,
on Wednesday last. was killed by a large
lump Of roof coal falling on him. He was
a knight Of Labor, and was buried under
the auspices ofthat order Thursday
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

The competitive examination for the free
scholarship in the Pennsylvania state Col
leee was held at Boiford on Friday. Coun-
ty Superintendent Cessna. Of Bedford. Prof.
z. Francis and Comfy Superintendent Peck,
Of Fulton. conducted the examination The
successful applicant was Mr. John " Fields.
Of Tod township. Fulton county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-13

We last week inadvertently neglected 10
mention the marriage Of Dr. f. \. Rhoa,is
to Miss Lizzie Ca~ebeer which happy event
occurred at the residence ofthe brides moth
er. Mrs. A. Caseheer on Main street, on
THURSDAY evening. June s0th. The ceremo-
nv was performed 10y Rev. j. J. Welch pas
tor Of the Friedens Lutheran church. in the
presence OF a number Of the relatives and
friends Of the bride and groom. TIE doctor
has rented the Central Hotel building and
win shortly occupy it as q residence.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Xhy1

Ex-Gov. Pierce in Pioneer Press why
should Dakota be 80 anxious for admis-
sion?' is . question frequently asked.
"Isn't she getting along we'll enough as
she is?' The reasons are many, and we
do not care to repeat them here. We re-
ferred the other day to the one inconve-
nience experienced from lack of courts !;
and, though the necessity is apparent
and the truth admitted in an official re-
port of congressional committee, the
house had no time to devote to the neces.
sisies Of 3 territory, however pressing
they may be. Territories, mind you,
have no vote. But here is late illustra-
ton sf the way we are kept out of our
just dues because we have no one to
speak for US In the United States Senate
an appropriation of $500, 900 was being
considered. for improving the Missouri
river. Up Jumps Mr.. Plumb and moves
that half Of the amount be expended in
work at three places in Kansas, and the
motion was adopted. Mr.. Allison moved
that all the rest be expended at Sioux
City, but the proposition was so ridicu-
lous that it was not adopted. However,
this can be predicted: by tho time any
part OF that appropriation reaches Da-
kota it will have been cut down to beg
carly trife, and the 2.000 miles Of the
Missouri river which flows. through this
territory will be left practically without
funds for its improvement. That's what
it means to be territory.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
stMauy Hends.D

Joel Benton, in The Cosmopolitan
The territory of Dakota is, in many re-
spects. the most interesting grand divis.
ion Of our country domain. For few
years it has occupied more attention than
any other. No state. or territory, GER
tainly, has ever risen to such rapid aud
surprising Importance. Theengn of its
name has been the subject of some dis
pute but the best Indian ahthority-a
dweller for forty years among the Sioux
Indians-makes the word an abbreviation
of Pa-ha.sota, which means many
heads" or plenty" The aflx .'sota, /"
in the Sioux language, always means
plenty In the word Minnesota it
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
MANY of the millionaire ari,

MANY of the millionaire aristocrats and
their trucking newspapers will receive
with weeping, wailing and gnashing of
teeth the intelligence that the Pope has
indorsed the Knights of Labor. Ameri-
can arlstocracy had hoped that the great
influence of the Catholic Church would
be used against this large body of work
ingmen. This same American aristocracy
would also like to see not only the
knights, but every trade-union and farm.
ers' alliance, overthrown. They would like
the rich richer and the poor poorer It
is amusing to read some OF the abuse and
misrepresentation put forth by ''rat'
newspapers and "scab' protected manu-.
facturers against the knights of Labor.
Every motive of these organized workers
is misrepresented and every mistake
loudly proclaimed. But the order keeps
growing, just the same. The American
people have nothing to fear from the or,
ganization of wages workers or farmers.
1t is the corrupt combinations of monop-
olists Of the Jay Gould stripe that require
watching.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
The Signs Have Mover Failed.

II comes as tradition from the former
Indian occupants of this land, says the
Yankton Press and Dakotalan, and has
been demonstrated in the experience of
white settlers from the opening of civil
zatiOn here, that a winter which fills the
mountains with now is followed by a
summer of abundant rains. Evaporation
from the mountain region supplies the
foothills and the plains with moisture
The present winterha filled the mountain
reservoirs with material for profuse evap-
oration. This supply is not exhausted
by the first touch of summer, but is held
in store to be drawn upon in response to
the demands of the producing sections.
The lower levels give US the spring floods.
saturatlng soil and atmosphere with
| moisture for the seed-time. Higher alti-
tudes yield later in the season to the inf1u-
ence of solar heat and produce what is
known in Missourl-river parlance as "the
June rise," which lasts into July in good
growing seasons. After this the sun
climbs the mountain sides, slowly releas-
ing the moisture there congcaled, trans
forming it into vapor and sending it off
over the plans country to descend again
upon the maturing crops and effect the
fullest development. So it happens that,
when the mountains are covered from
base to apex with the wintry deposit and
the foothills and plains lie buried in
snow, the conditions for a growing sum
mer are all fulfilled, and farmers may
plant with full confidence in an abundant
harvest.
The Dakota farmer can as accurately
forecast the conditions of coming grow
ing season by taking into account the
mountain conditions at this season of the
year. The mountains are now laden with
snow and ice and the plains Of the river
slope are buried. We are certain to have
heavy spring food and an extensive
June rise. From the same sources which
| are to produce this flood and this rise we
are to be favored with abundant rains
during the period of summer disintegra-
ton and consequent evaporation. These
signs have never failed.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Armstrong.
Correspondence of the RECORD.
Tho fIn,,x .,.l,a :. 20

The thaw-where is it?
Marriage bells are ringing.
The creek is raising very fast.
The weather clerk will have Il rest.
Wild geese have made their appearance.
The young men can go and see thei1
best girls now.
The people on the creek generally have
the building fever.
Herbert Thurtle went to the river for
wood one day last week.
Truthful jack our mail carrier, is
| now making better time.
"Happy Charlie" made his appearance
/ in the Armstrong neighborhood one dsy
last week.
| Uncle Dudley wants position as tenn
perance lecturer when the prohibition
campaign opens this fall.
A. P. Rorick hasn't shown up yet. A
searching party will go out as soon as the
snow in the coulees disappears.
| The Olsen stock that Walker Robinson
has IN charge look very bad, but Walker
will pull them through if anybody can.
1.-The Campbell sheep, east of Goose
Lake, aresin fine condition. The boys re.
port loss of but six during the winter,
out of eighteen hundred head
j. Q. UWyer is making some very ex.
travagant improvements on his claim.
What is upa John? You surely don't
need such an outlay to keep bach"
lK..~W, S. Casselman has finished hauling
hay from Goose Lake. Texas Jack, .
who has been helping him, says he would
rather punch cows on the range than "a
a haying in winter,
| noticed that oneaof your correspond.
ents recently mentioned that man ou,
here took up four head Of cattle and kept
them tied outdoors forsffteen days, when
they died. How about tpe law regarding
cruelty to animals being enforced2
| There is certain ''man. not thou
sand miles from here who system atically
abuses and beats his wife. TAI and feath-
ers have been talked Of; and. unless he
lets up on the beating business, he will
be the principal in sensation before
long.
MIR. Christie has been working hard all
winter getting out stone for honae, and
Squire Brown, as soon as the frost Is ou,
Of the ground, will begin the excavation
fora dwelling large enough for NO.
Look out, ladies the squire says heAl
soon advertise.
A certain young man of this neighbDr,
hood tried to pop the question one cold
day this winter, and it froze to his upper
lip, on which stood luxuriant crop Of
more than twelve hairs. Popping tht
question is an operation that requires
some heat; so the young gent thinks
he'll wait until Old Sol warns up.
GRANGER.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Harvest Time of the World.

The following shows the months of the
wheat harvest in the different wheat
growing sections of the world:
January: Australia, New Zealand, Ar
gentine, Chilli.
February and March East India and
Upper Egypt.
April: Lower Egypt, Syria, Cyprus,
Persia, Asia Minor, India, Mexico, Cuba.
May: Algeria Central Asia, China, ia
pan, Morocco, Texas, Flerida.
June Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Southern France, California,
Oregon, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, California, Tennessee, Virginia,
Kentucky, Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Col
orado, Missouri.
July: Roumania, Bulgaria, Southern
Russia, Austro Hungary, Switzerland,
Germany, France, Southern England,
Southern Minnesota, Southern Dakota,
Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, In
diana, Michigan, Ohio, New York, New
England, Upper Canada.
August : Belgium, Holland, Denmark,
Northern England Poland, Lower c. Canada,
Columbia, Manitoba, Northern Minnesota
Northern Dakota.
September and October Scotland. Swe-
den, Norway, Northern Russia.
November: Peru and South Africa.
December Burmah.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25

means plenty of water the appropriate
ness OF which designation is made mani
fest when you consider that the state
bearing that name is only two thirds land,
the remaining one third being water.
What the many heads were that gave to
Dakota its title I do not pretend to say
from actual knowledge but I suppose
they were the heads of buffaloes. Moth
ing could be dcarer to the Indians than
that game. and here they abounded.
Their countless trails and wallows are
still to be found on every hand. The
name Dakota is still etymologically apt,
although the buffaloes are nearly extinct :;
tor its many heads of wheat have made
it familiar and famous in all the markets
of the world.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Likes Dakotu Better.

Tribune r. Ullum, who has resided in
Bismarck four years, returned last even-
ing from two months visit to Washing
ton Territory. He has looked over that
territory very thoroughly, and is not at
ali pleased with it as compared with Da-
kota He says there are hundreds Of men
there out of employment that the cli-
mate is bad, as it SHOWS, rains and thaws
all in the same week. Although in good
health when he went away from here, he
has returned sick, having trouble with his
lungs, which he attributes to his stay in
that damp, variable climate.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Camp Shields Gets q Bath.

Every winter since the settlement of
the Williamsport country colony of our
people has gone down into the timber
along the Missouri River, about eighteen
miles from here, erected substantial and
warm log cabins, and resided there COM
fortably until spring. Being in the
woods, the winter storms were greatly
moderated, and, besides, the people OF
the colony had plenty of fuel right at
their doors. The settlement was known
as Camp Shields, named after Mr.. N. j.
Shields, a respected resident of Williams,
port Township. In the spring the inhab
itants have always, previous to this year
returned to their permanent homes before
the breakup of the river and the conse- =
qucnt high water. But this spring they
were overtaken by the flood.
The RECORD has received only meagcr
accounts of the affair, but enough to show
that the camp has reason to be thankful
for very narrow escape.
Friday night the river broke up, and
the people were awakened by the water
pouring into their houses. They left
quickly for Il sand bank near by, which
was at once surrounded by water. In the
party were men, women, and children.
They had time to take but little with
them. They remained on the sand bank
until Monday, when Mr.. John Sbermcr,
living the higher ground mile or two
away, went to their rescue. During "a
hours of the time the people were unshcl-
tered on the elevation one of the worst
blizzards OF the season was raging but,
luckily, the weather was not extremely
cold.
We learn that Mrs. Lindsay IS quite
sick, and that during the excitement Mr..
Lindsay cut his foot with an ak.
Mr.. Shields had COW and calf and
Mr.. Rodcrick one or two head of cattle,
which they were compelled to leave, and
which probably perished.
Mr.. Rush left Tuesday, and Commis-
missioner Yeatcr was to go Wednesday,
with teams, to assist the sufferers by the
overflow at the camp.
There is an earnest feeling of thankful
ness in this community that no lives were
lost.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Sowing Timothy on Sod.

In the Far West, and in some parts of
Manitoba, they have an original way of
sowing timothy. The unbroken prairie
is either burnt or taken when the grass IS
short and narrowed once or ofteAer, &C.
cording to the fancy of the farmer. The
seed is then sown and the ground har-
rowcd again. Should good heavy rain
come soon after, SO much the better; it
will carry any loose seeds to the ground
and cover them over. The timothy will
sprout soon, and the young plants Will
be sheltered by the wild grass. The first
year the growth will be small, though
substantial. The second year good
crop of hay may be cut, and the third
year an abundant one. One place where
I saw this tried not long ago--it was
on upland, where the wild grass did not
reach to any great helght--tLe tim
othy yielded two tons to the acre. This
method is quite common about Calgary.
Il Ex.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
How Much Snow.

Varied and vague ideas are en- ntertained
as to the quantity of snow that has fallen
during the winter. Mr.. E. G. Rice, who
has kept an account of the snowfall by
means of an accurate guage, says that
there has been as much snow as would
make 252 inches of water. In the winter
year ago the figures were 1.21 inches
In the year previous there fell 4S. 1O0ths
OF an inch up to the last of March Thus
it would seem that the fall the present
winter IS a little more than twice what it
was a year ago, and nearly six times as
great as two years ago.--[Mandan Pio-
nepr
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25

tested varieties, prepared especially for
the publisher by John A. Salzer, the eel
ebrated northern ecd-grower. and the
paper is unquali6edly the best of Its class
in the Northwest. In writing mention
this paper, or whether garden or flower
seeds are desired. Address w. +. T.
Bushnell, Huron, Oak.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Fashionable Dre.smaktnr.

Mrs. E.. Ham, Main street, near Ban
ner House, Bismarck, Oak, guaran.
tees a good fit and has all the latest
fashions: Cuts by French system if de-
sired Is thankful for past favors, and
calls attention to change OF location.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Have You Bought Garden Seeds,

HUVc HUu h0uBht UHEUeN SeeusI
If not, by sending One Dollar to the
DAKOTA FARMER, Huron, Dakota, you
will receive post. paid full dollars
worth Twelve vsrieties) Of either garden
or flower seeds. and also that best Of all
agricultural papers, for one year free of
charge. These seeds are the very best
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
Teachers, Examination

An examination OF teachers will be
held in Williamsport on the first Tuesday
in April next. j. H. WonsT,
County Superintendent of Schools.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
The Place tn ktop.

When you 60 to Bismarck stop at the
Third Street Restaurant. The table is
supplied with the best the market affords,
and the rooms are comfortable and neatly
furnished. T.J. PORTER. Proprietor.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
SEED WHEAT.

We have on hand and for sale a choice
article of pure "Scptch Fife" seed wheat.
See sample at Williamsport postofficc, OF
| apply to
VAN HoUrEN Bros. s. LITTLE,
Bismarck Oak.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
LOST

Dark-brown, nearly black mare colt
white star in forehead; about eight
months old. Finder will be suitably re-
warded. BROCK Bros.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-03-25
wANTED-STOCK TO uExn

The undersigned will take stock to
herd for the season at the following
rates: $3.50 for horses and $3.50 for
cattle. MYRTLE KoKER.